Dallas Mavericks (35-24, fifth in the Western Conference) vs. Utah Jazz (36-22, fourth in the Western Conference)
Salt Lake City; Friday, 9 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Jazz -6; over/under is 216.5
BOTTOM LINE: Dallas faces the Utah Jazz after Luka Doncic scored 49 points in the Mavericks’ 125-118 win against the New Orleans Pelicans.
The Jazz are 22-12 against Western Conference opponents. Utah is ninth in the NBA allowing just 106.9 points per game while holding opponents to 45.0% shooting.
The Mavericks are 24-14 against Western Conference opponents. Dallas has a 15-16 record against teams above .500.
The teams meet for the second time this season. The Jazz won 120-116 in the last matchup on Dec. 26. Donovan Mitchell led the Jazz with 33 points, and Kristaps Porzingis led the Mavericks with 27 points.
TOP PERFORMERS: Mitchell is averaging 25.7 points, 5.2 assists and 1.6 steals for the Jazz. Bojan Bogdanovic is averaging 2.2 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Utah.
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